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Tuesday, November 8

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After the Green Beer

St. Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland
(statue in the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Sacramento, California)
(C) 2013 On Being Roman Catholic in America 

Never canonized by the Church, but affirmed as a saint, St. Patrick is dear to the hearts of the Irish and Irish-Americans.  Click here to learn why.

End of Days

(C) 2012 On Being Roman Catholic in America

Some said the Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world, but doomsday, December 21, came and went.  But not without incident.  In this part of the world, a beautiful rainbow painted a glorious arch across the early morning sky.  A sign perhaps.  As the story goes, after the Flood, the rainbow was given as a sign of the Creator's covenant with Noah for a New Beginning.  (Gen. 9:13-17.)  Only hours from now, if we open our hearts, we may find another sign of a New Beginning:  A Child in a manger.  (Luke 2:7.)  A sign of New Life.   Of Hope.